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Mongol empire

Mongol empire

5.9
A large empire started by Genghis Khan in the 1200s that stretched across much of Asia into Europe
  • proper noun
  • /ˈmɒŋɡəl ˈɛmpaɪər/
translation icon : imperio mongol
  • At its peak, the Mongol Empire was the largest contiguous land empire in history.

Examples

  • Genghis Khan is known for founding the Mongol Empire in the 13th century.

  • The vast territory of the Mongol Empire included parts of modern-day China and Russia.

  • You know, during the Middle Ages their, their extent went all the way through the Mongol Empire to China.

  • THE MONGOL EMPIRE AND THE ORIGINS OF THE MONGOL

    Academic text (1999)

  • It would be these men who led their tumets to conquer the vast Mongol Empire, often acting as the vanguard for the main horde which followed in their destructive wake.

Surface Forms

Mongol empire main

Morphology

Mongol + empire

The meaning is directly and transparently compositional: 'Mongol' identifies the people/ polity and 'empire' denotes a large state ruling many territories, so 'Mongol empire' straightforwardly means an empire of the Mongols. This noun–noun construction is literal and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words will readily understand the phrase.

Etymology

The Mongol empire began when the Mongol riders united under Genghis Khan and rode across the open lands, taking control of many regions. So the Mongol empire means the huge empire those people built that stretched across much of Asia and into Europe.